Impact of somatic anxiety on performance
Some of the Relating to functions and life processes in the body. impacts anxiety can have include:
- muscle tension
- shakes
- sweaty palms
Muscle tension
Muscle tension could impact a rugby player when they are about to take a penalty kick to give their team the lead.
If your muscles are very tense, your actions will be rigid and as a result, less power will be generated. This might result in the penalty kick having insufficient force to reach the posts and the opportunity to take the lead lost.
Question
Using the 3-step process, how might anxiety have a negative impact on performance in rugby?
An example answer could be...
- Anxiety can have a negative impact on you when you are about to take a penalty kick in rugby to give your side the lead.
- This means your muscles could tense up and the movements of your kicking leg could be slow and rigid.
- This could lead to your kick lacking power, not reaching the posts and missing.
Anxiety can have a negative impact on a performer when they are about to take a penalty kick in rugby because their muscles could become very tense and rigid.
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